An amusement park in Ohio was one of the first companies to introduce a cotton candy vending machine. Sarah, the park’s operations director, recalled: “The traditional cotton candy stand required two employees to work in shifts, and the queues were more than 20 minutes during peak hours. The taste was often inconsistent due to lack of operator skills.” After the vending machine was introduced, the average daily sales of a single device increased, and labor costs were greatly reduced.
Technological Iteration: Solving the Pain Points of Traditional Industries
Early cotton candy vending machines were criticized for being “slow to produce sugar” and “easy to get wet”. Foodline’s automatic cotton candy vending machines have three upgraded advantages: first, fast food delivery, which can be delivered within 60 to 80 seconds; second, there are a variety of flower shapes and flavors for you to choose from, and you can select your favorite shape and flavor; third, the backend management system will push information to you on your mobile phone when the sugar residue is low or the machine fails.
These improvements have brought benefits to the Ohio amusement park. Sarah, the operations director, said: “In the past, manual replenishment often resulted in out-of-stock situations. Now the system gives early warnings, and we can accurately arrange replenishment times. This machine has greatly increased monthly revenue, far exceeding expectations.”
Flexible Placement to Activate Consumption Potential
From amusement parks to shopping malls, from coffee shops to movie theaters, cotton candy vending machines are creating instant consumption scenarios in the U.S. Its success is not only due to the innovative presentation of traditional snacks, but also because it accurately captures the modern consumer demand for “convenience, fun, and socialization.” Cotton candy machines are naturally integrated into these scenarios, and the social attributes in these scenarios stimulate people’s desire to buy.
